Illuminated coin tray



Dec. 18 1923.

H. I. LARSON ILLUMINATED com TRAY Filed Jan. 13 17g its 1' LAFFEON HENRYailiozweq was a... .8, 1923. 1,477,108

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY I. LARSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AS SIGNOR TO GOOD-WILL MI G.COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

ILLUMINATED COIN TRAY.

Application filed January 13, 1922. Serial No. 529,033.

To all whom it may concern: 8 and normally rests with said end on the Beit known that I, HENRY I. LARsoN, a table or support 20 on which thedevice citizen of the United States, residing at stands. Minneapolis, inthe county of Hennepin and The entire device rests normally on small 6State of Minnesota, have invented certain knobs 21 and 22, the formerbeing so posinew and useful Improvements in Illumitioned that the rearend of the device will nated Coin Trays, of which the following slightlyoverbalance the front end. The is a specification. smaller knobs 23 atthe front end will then This invention relates to coin trays and besuspended ashort distance above the supf the main object is to providean improved port 20. 65 construction of tray combining therewith a Whena purchase is now made, and the novel and ingenious method ofadvertising purchasers change is tossed or put into the consisting of asign forming a part of the tray 5, he, in getting his change out of thetray and adapted to be illuminated and read tray, unconsciously pressesthe front end of only when change is being returned or given the devicedown with his fingers. In doing 70 to a customer making a purchase inthe store so the lower end of the spring member 17 having the tray onits counter or case. Furtouches the plate'8 and thus closes an electherobjects will be disclosed in the course trio circuit cons sting of theelements 9, 16, of the following specification and are illus- 17, 8, 15,14;, 10, 13, 12 and 11. With the trated in the accompanying drawing, inbulb 10 thus lit thereading matter on the 75. which: plate 7 is broughtto the purchasers atten- Fig. 1 is a top or plan view of my imtion untilhis change is removed. proved coin tra showing it as illumined. In theconstruction shown in Fig. 3 the Fig 2 is an enlarged sectional view asentire device is not tiltable as in Figs. 1 and seen substantially onthe line 2-2 in 2. The same effect is produced, however, by Fig. 1.making the main frame 4 rigid and by hing- Fig. 3 is a sectional view ofthe device edly mountin therein, as at 24, a tray 5. corresponding tothe left end of Fig. .2, In this event't e tray 5 is normally held upbut showing a modification in the circuit by a suitably light spring 25,and when 30 closing means. pressed down touches a member 17 thusReferring to the drawing by reference completing a circuit in much thesame mancharacters 4 designates a hollow casting or ner as previouslydescribed in the first menmain frame having a concave coin tray 5 tionedconstruction. hollowed out of its forward end. The rear It is understoodthat suitable modifica- 35 portion of the device is provided with antions may be made in the design and eneral 00 opening in which is fittedand secured by a construction of this device, provide howstrip 6, aglass 7. On the underside of the ever, that such modifications come Iwithin g ass 7 is imprinted or ainted an advertisethe spirit and scopeof the appended claims.

'Inent or suitable worgs such as Thank Havin now therefore fully shownand you, While the upper surface of the glass describe my invention,what I claim to be is ground or frosted so that the sign can new anddesire to protect by United States be read only when a light is thrownagainst Letters Patent is; the underside of the glass. 1.- A device ofthe class described consist- The open or bottom side of the casting ingof. a suitable frame having a tray at one or frame 4 is closed by asuitable plate 8, end and a translucent glass at the other end whichcarries a battery 9 and a light bulb thereof, and means forautomatically 10. One pole 11 of the battery is suitably nating saidglass when said tray is pressed connected by a connection 12 to one pole13 down. of the light 10, the other light pole 14 being 2. A device ofthe class described consist- 50 grounded by a short wire 15 to the plate8. ing of a suitable frame comprising a coin To the other battery pole16 is connected tray at its forward end and having a transone end of aspring member 17 which is lucent element over its rear end, said coinrigidly secured on an insulation block 18. tray being movable up anddown, a lightin The other end of the spring member 17 exelement undersaid translucent element and tends down through a slot 19 in the platemeans for automatically illuminating the said coin tray being movable upand'down' and said sign being readable when illuminated, an electriclight adapted to illuminate the si n, and means 0 erative by tiltingsaid:

tray or closing an e ectric circuit containing said light 4:. Thecombination in a device of the class described of a tiltable coin trayyieldingly held in an upward position and a sign adjacent thereto, saidsign being readable when illuminated from, Q i an electric nannies lightbelow the sign and a battery connected in circuit therewith within thedevice,

down on said coin tray.

5. A device of the class -described consist-- ing of a tiltable framenormally resting in a rearward position, a tray formed within theforward end of the frame, a sign in the rear end of the frame, anelectric bulb for illnminating the sign, and means for closing a circuitthrough said bulb by tilting the frame forward,

lln testimony whereof I aihx my signature.

HENRY ll. LARSUN.

means for closing said circuit by pressing

